1 IZikhronike 17

17 ¹Kwathi uDavide esehlezi endlini yakhe, wathi kuNathani umprofethi: “Bheka, mina ngihlala endlini yemisedari, kodwa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu ungaphansi kwamakhetheni etende.”

²UNathani waphendula uDavide: “Yenza konke okusenhliziyweni yakho, ngokuba uBaba wethu unawe.”

³Kodwa ngalobo busuku izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kuNathani:

⁴Hamba uyotshela uDavide inceku yami: “Usho kanje uYihlo: Wena akusuwe oyakungakhela indlu yokuhlala kuyo.” ⁵Angizange ngihlale endlini kusukela osukwini engakhuphula ngalo u-Israyeli kuze kube manje—bengihamba ngisuka etendeni ngiya kwelinye itende, endaweni yokuhlala ngiya kwenye indawo yokuhlala.

⁶Kuyo yonke indawo engahamba kuyo nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli, ngake ngasho yini izwi kunoma yimuphi wabehluleli bakwa-Israyeli, engangibayalile ukuba beluse abantu bami, ngithi, ‘Kungani ningangakhelanga indlu yemisedari?’

⁷Ngakho tshela inceku yami uDavide: “Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Ngakuthatha edlelweni, ekulandeleni umhlambi, ukuba ube ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. ⁸Bengilokhu nginawe kuyo yonke indawo oye kuyo, nganquma zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho. Manje ngizakwenza igama lakho libe njengegama labakhulu bomhlaba. ⁹Ngizakumisela abantu bami u-Israyeli indawo, ngibatshale khona, ukuba bahlale ekhaya labo, bangaphindi baphazanyiswe. Abantu ababi ngeke besabacindezela njengakuqala, ¹⁰kusukela ngabeka abehluleli phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. Ngizakuzinqoba zonke izitha zakho. Ngiyakutshela: uYihlo uzakwakhela indlu. ¹¹Kuzakuthi lapho sezipheli izinsuku zakho uhambe uyokuba nawokhokho bakho, ngiyakuvusa inzalo yakho emva kwakho, omunye wamadodana akho, ngimise umbuso wakhe. ¹²Nguye oyakungakhela indlu, mina ngimise isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kuze kube phakade. ¹³Mina ngiyakuba nguYise; yena abe yindodana yami. Angiyikususa kuye uthando lwami lwesivumelwano njengoba ngalususa kulowo owayengaphambi kwakho. ¹⁴Ngizakummisa phezu kwendlu yami nombuso wami kuze kube phakade; isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi siyakuma siqine kuze kube phakade.”

¹⁵UNathani wabikela uDavide onke lawa mazwi nalo lonke lo mbono.

UDavide uhlala emangele phambi kukaBaba wethu

¹⁶Khona-ke iNkosi uDavide yangena, yahlala phambi kukaBaba wethu, yathi: “Ngingubani mina, Baba, iyini indlu yami, ukuba ungifikise kuze kube lapha? ¹⁷Kwathi sengathi lokhu kuyinto encane emehlweni akho, Baba—ukhulume ngendlu yenceku yakho kuze kufinyelele esikhathini esikude esizayo, wangibheka njengomkhulu kunabo bonke abantu, Baba. ¹⁸Yini enye uDavide angayisho kuwe ngokuhlonipha inceku yakho? Ngokuba uyayazi inceku yakho. ¹⁹Baba, ngenxa yenceku yakho nangokwenhliziyo yakho, wenze zonke lezi zinto ezinkulu, wembula zonke lezi zithembiso ezinkulu. ²⁰Baba, akekho onjengawe, akekho uBaba ngaphandle kwakho, njengakho konke esikuzwile ngezindlebe zethu. ²¹Ngubani onjengabantu bakho u-Israyeli, isizwe esisodwa emhlabeni uBaba wethu aya kusihlenga ukuba sibe ngabantu bakhe, uzenzela igama ngezenzo ezinkulu nezesabekayo, uxosha izizwe phambi kwabantu bakho, owabahlenga eGibhithe? ²²Wenza abantu bakho u-Israyeli baba ngabakho ngokwabo kuze kube phakade, futhi wena, Baba, waba nguYise wabo. ²³Manje, Baba, izwi olikhulumile ngenceku yakho nangendlu yayo malime kuze kube phakade; yenza njengoba ukhulumile. ²⁴Malime, negama lakho likhule libe likhulu kuze kube phakade, ukuze kuthiwe, ‘UBaba wamabutho asezulwini unguBaba wethu phezu kuka-Israyeli.’ Indlu yenceku yakho uDavide mayimiswe phambi kwakho. ²⁵Ngokuba wena, Baba, wembulele inceku yakho ukuthi uzakuyakhela indlu—ngalokho inceku yakho ithole isibindi sokukhuleka phambi kwakho. ²⁶Manje, Baba, wena unguBaba wethu; wayithembisa inceku yakho le nto enhle. ²⁷Manje ukhethe ukubusisa indlu yenceku yakho, ukuze iqhubeke phambi kwakho kuze kube phakade; ngokuba wena, Baba, uyibusisile, futhi ibusisiwe kuze kube phakade.”